Association between parents' country of birth and smoking risks in South Korean adolescents.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine whether significant associations exist between multicultural families and adolescent smoking risks in South Korea. Data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based survey from 2016 to 2020 were analyzed. Participants were classified into four family types (South Korean mother-foreign father, South Korean father-foreign mother, both foreign parents, and both South Korean parents) according to their parents' country of birth and smoking was assessed using a self-reported questionnaire. A logistic regression analysis was used to examine the significance of the associations. Overall, 194,259 participants (boys: 94,793, girls: 99,466) enrolled in this study. Adolescents whose parents were born overseas were more likely to smoke than native South Korean adolescents

SUBMITTER: Park M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9556516 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature